Statement·other·said 2025-06-09
“California has lower homicide rates than Alabama, Arkansas and Oklahoma.”
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Verdict
Mixedby PolitiFact
2025-06-16Reasoning
2022 CDC data confirmed California's homicide rate (5.9 per 100,000) was lower than the three states named, though Newsom's specific percentage comparisons were slightly imprecise.
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